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Simon & Schuster names former Amazon executive Greg Greeley as CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp
March 09, 2026 - 7:33 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster has named a former Amazon.com executive, Greg Greeley, as its new CEO. The publisher announced Monday that Greeley's appointment is effectively immediately.
Q&A: Activists, 'sister-friends' Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
March 09, 2026 - 7:06 AM

Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception: that time she first met Gloria Steinem.
Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
March 09, 2026 - 6:34 AM

The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Woman sues author Amy Griffin, saying her memoir 'The Tell' stole stories of sexual abuse
March 06, 2026 - 12:00 PM

A woman has sued author and venture capitalist Amy Griffin over her bestselling 2025 memoir “The Tell,” saying that Griffin's descriptions of childhood sexual abuse in the book were stolen from her experience.
After 5 years, Sarah J. Maas returns to 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' with 2 untitled books
March 06, 2026 - 6:10 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series.
Before his return to the Oscars, Yorgos Lanthimos finds a still moment in Athens
March 06, 2026 - 5:31 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos paused his filmmaking and promotion schedule this week to celebrate a quieter creative pursuit: photography.
Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met
March 06, 2026 - 3:21 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes “Tristan und Isolde” as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.”
Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
March 06, 2026 - 1:56 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs near her Southern California home and released, authorities said. A statement from Spears' representative calls the arrest “inexcusable.”
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March 05, 2026 - 7:07 PM

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A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife, drawing young Nigerians priced out of club culture
March 05, 2026 - 5:56 PM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — On a recent Friday night, thousands of mostly young people trooped into a large auditorium in Lekki, an upscale part of Lagos.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Simon & Schuster names former Amazon executive Greg Greeley as CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp

Q&A: Activists, 'sister-friends' Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book

Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters

Woman sues author Amy Griffin, saying her memoir 'The Tell' stole stories of sexual abuse

After 5 years, Sarah J. Maas returns to 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' with 2 untitled books

Before his return to the Oscars, Yorgos Lanthimos finds a still moment in Athens

Is 'Tristan' the hardest opera to stage? This director thinks so, and signed on at the Met

Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

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A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife, drawing young Nigerians priced out of club culture

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